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Battle of Fraga | |||||||
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Part of the Reconquista | |||||||
Alfonso I of Aragon the Battler. | |||||||
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Kingdom of Aragon | Almoravid dynasty | ||||||
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Alfonso I of Aragon (DOW)[1] |
Ibn ‘Iyad Yahya ibn Ghaniya | ||||||
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12,000 (exaggerated)[2] | 2,700 knights[a] |
History of Spain |
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18th century map of Iberia |
Timeline |
The Battle of Fraga was a battle of the Spanish Reconquista that took place on 17 July 1134 at Fraga, Aragon, Spain. The battle was fought between the forces of the Kingdom of Aragon, commanded by Alfonso the Battler and a variety of Almoravid forces that had come to the aid of the town of Fraga which was being besieged by King Alfonso I. The battle resulted in an Almoravid victory. The Aragonese monarch Alfonso I died shortly after the battle.
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